King Letsitsa III
Motlotlehi Letsitsa III Moloi, (King) Letsitsa III (born Seeka Moloi 10 June 1968) of Bakholokwe (also known as Bakholokoe, Makholokwe, Makholokoe, Bakhulukwe) is the King of the Bakholokoe in South Africa. He resides in Harrismith, Free State Province, South Africa. He is from the house of Chief Motaoana, son of Chief Matsemela, who came from the junior branch of Bakholokoe. The Bakholokwe are a South African tribe which traces its origin from Northwestern Cameroon; they are the descendants of King Tabane of Batlokoa. He acceded to the throne on 29 April 2017. He is the son of King Sipho II, who was the son of King Letsitsa II. As with the custom of African royal families, Morena Letsitsa III was raised by his maternal grandparents, the Msimanga family, in Thokoza, a township in the East Rand region (east of Johannesburg). During his early years, as a teenager, he became very involved in the struggle, like many South African youth who lived during the fight against apartheid.
As per tradition, when he was a teenager, he attended Lebollo/Mophato (initiation) so that he could learn about the customs of his people, learn the family ode and oral traditions.
The descendants of the royal house of Motaoana, in their order before King Letsitsa III, are: (Phepa) Popa, Tsitsipana, Sipho I, Mokhofu, Mphatsisi I, Shaiwe, Thokoana, Lehasa/Letsitsa II. Morhena Letsitsa III was enthroned on April 29, 2017.
He has two sons, Matsemela and Letsitsa IV.
References
- Moshoeshoe Chief of Sotho, Sanders (1975:209)
- History of the Basuto – Ancient and Modern by Fred Ellenberger, (1992:199)
- Casalis (1955:155) in the book entitled The Basuto gives a narrative about the way of life of the Basotho.
External links
- http://www.nalane.org.za/makgolokwe/
- http://www.mathevk.org/wiki/basotho-clans/makholokoe/
- http://nchakha-moloiwamaphale.blogspot.com/2010/05/seboko-sa-makgolokoe.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witsie%27s_Cave_(Lekhalong_la_Witsie)
- https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/63837/moloi_116_mokholokoe_history_transcript_ts.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
- http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/jspui/bitstream/10539/9701/3/Body%20of%20research%20report.pdf
- http://www.heritagefreestate.co.za/files/dossier.pdf
- https://zulumathabo.com/2016/12/19/zulumathabo-zulu-speech-at-bakholokoe-event/
- https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Express-News/save-our-language-20160329
- https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Express-News/cave-boasts-rich-history-20161004
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